About me
Areas of expertise
My multidisciplinary practice spans three closely connected fields, allowing skills and experience from each area to inform the others.
TECHNICAL PHOTOGRAPHY
I specialise in technical photography and the documentation and digitisation of cultural heritage.
I produce photographic campaigns covering artworks, museum interiors, exhibitions and installations for public institutions, museums, foundations, publishers and private clients. My photographs have appeared in dozens of exhibition catalogues and art publications issued by some of Italy’s leading publishing houses.
LIGHTING DESIGN
I design and develop LED fixtures and embedded systems for professional photography, art installations and exhibitions.
My work covers product concept, industrial design, mechanical engineering, user interface development, light output and colour performance, prototyping and testing, as well as the coordination of creative, technical and manufacturing requirements.
Profile
I am a film director and cinematographer working since 2007 across narrative film, documentary, museum and institutional productions. I have directed and served as cinematographer on two feature films, as well as making documentaries, exhibition films, web series and audiovisual content for public bodies, foundations and cultural institutions in Italy and internationally.
My work has twice received selective funding from the Italian Ministry of Culture in its Young Authors category: La Banda Grossi (2018) and Il Soldato Senza Nome (2024), both recognised by the Ministry as films of historical and cultural interest.
Between 2019 and 2025, my films were presented at numerous international festivals, including the Ischia Film Festival, the VIFF 2019(Vancouver) and the Toronto International Film Festival 2024 (TIFF).
My practice brings together directing, cinematography, post-production, colour management and lighting design. Since 2019, I have also designed LED fixtures and embedded control systems for professional photography and art installations.
on the film set “La Banda Grossi”, 2018
Where
Based in Firenze, available to hire all over EU.
Motion
Sony FX6; Sony A1ii
Sony 50-150GM & 28-70GM
Still
Leica SL2; Leica SL3
Canon L-serie TS-E 17, 24, 50, 90, 135
Lighting
Maxima RAPIDA; Maxima 6
Arri M18; Arri Studio 1K, 2K & 5K
Profoto B10 & B10X
Software & Cloud
FCP; PS; AE; Resolve
Autodesk Fusion 360
Google Enterprise workspace
Gears
on the film set “Il Soldato Senza Nome”, 2024
Selected press
“The determination with which this young filmmaker takes on projects that are so experimental in their production, stylistically engaging and deeply rooted in their historical and geographical context is admirable.”
Michele Anselmi, Il Giornale“The beauty of the scenes, the cinematography of a major production… Ripalti achieves remarkable results.”
Chicca Cinieri, Il Venerdì di Repubblica“Ripalti has done a remarkably well-made picture. The Grossi Gang doesn’t feel like a stuffy period piece full of long silences and boring dialogue. It feels like a movie made in the 21st century. But it’s also not full of the Hollywood fluff that kills so many new American movies.”
Andrew Mack, ScreenAnarchy“Ripalti’s debut feature, for which he also served as screenwriter and cinematographer, has the distinctive pace of a Risorgimento western and a compelling ability to sketch its characters as though in a graphic novel.”
Pedro Armocida, Film TV
I have put my expertise at the service of:
Behind the scenes of “Rivelazioni”, 2023